Vincent, an 8-year-old, has been diagnosed with tourette's syndrome, which often causes vocal tics where he can't control what he says. it horrifies vincent that he repeatedly blurts out words that have nothing to do with what he is thinking or what people around him are discussing at the moment. vincent also experiences embarrassing uncontrollable muscle spasms of his head and neck. what category of disorder is tourette's syndrome best categorized as?

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Reilly Rhodes

10 August, 02:03

Vincent, an 8-year-old, has been diagnosed with tourette's syndrome, which often causes vocal tics where he can't control what he says. it horrifies vincent that he repeatedly blurts out words that have nothing to do with what he is thinking or what people around him are discussing at the moment. vincent also experiences embarrassing uncontrollable muscle spasms of his head and neck. what category of disorder is tourette's syndrome best categorized as?

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Danika Mckay · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: motor disorder

motor disorder refers to a physical disorder that cause the patient to constantly make involuntary movements.

The most common cause of a motor disorder would be a damage or malfunction in our nervous system, which cause our body unable to correctly interpret proper response for the command that come from the brain.